More than 800 farmworkers in the Free State now have hot running water in their homes for the first time thanks to the installation of solar water heating systems supplied by Bloemfontein-based Olivia Energy Solutions. Philip Olivier of Olivia Energy Solutions, which is a member of SESSA – the Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa, originally convinced a few farm owners in the Bainsvlei and Dealesville areas that solar energy was the key to upgrading workers’ accommodation.